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February 1, 2024
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Should I be fine to amend my taxes on February 15th, if I just got a w2 from an employer I didn't work for at all last year? I just don't want to get penalized.

  • February 1, 2024
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I stopped working there 2022 October 4th, and I already filed my w2s from this employer for the time I DID work.
Best answer by SteamTrain

No way to tell...but it usually takes several months for the IRS to ,match up the info from the various employers, to what the individuals claim on their tax files....so I think you should be OK.

 

Just make sure you wait until your Federal and state tax files have been "Accepted"...and then, any refund received....or any tax payments made if you owed more taxes...all before you start the amended process....those refunds, or expected payments can't be waylaid by the amended tax return.

 

If you've e-filed...but they Federal filing gets "rejected"   then you don't amend...you just edit in the new W-2 data....and fix the reason for the rejection....then re-e-file.

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Yeah, that happened to me when I retired.   A whole 2yrs  later, I got an unexpected W-2 for some ~$750  company benefit payment that came out the tax year after I retired.

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SteamTrain
Employee
February 1, 2024

No way to tell...but it usually takes several months for the IRS to ,match up the info from the various employers, to what the individuals claim on their tax files....so I think you should be OK.

 

Just make sure you wait until your Federal and state tax files have been "Accepted"...and then, any refund received....or any tax payments made if you owed more taxes...all before you start the amended process....those refunds, or expected payments can't be waylaid by the amended tax return.

 

If you've e-filed...but they Federal filing gets "rejected"   then you don't amend...you just edit in the new W-2 data....and fix the reason for the rejection....then re-e-file.

_____

Yeah, that happened to me when I retired.   A whole 2yrs  later, I got an unexpected W-2 for some ~$750  company benefit payment that came out the tax year after I retired.

____________*Answers are correct to the best of my knowledge when posted, but should not be considered to be legal or official tax advice.*
CatinaT1
February 1, 2024

If you think the W2 was incorrectly issued, contact the issuer.

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